File Server proxy?

[dave_the_nerd]

What I have now: single file server. Call it "Bob."

What I want: multiple file servers and some kind of proxy that will forward clients to the right server depending on the share name they're looking for. (So we don't have to rewrite all our internal documentation, automated scripts, etc.)

So "\\bob\distributions" gets me to the distributions share on server1, but "\\bob\deploy" sends me to the deploy share on server2.

I've been tinkering with HAProxy configs and I don't think it'll do this for non-http protocols, but I could be wrong. Otherwise, I don't know - is there a product out there that will let me do this?

Currently working with Linux file servers. NFS and Samba.

 

[ylin0811]

you need content switching if you want the packet to be directed based on the shared name.

haproxy doesn't do this, but NGINX will. it is pricy, but still cheaper than the hardware based solution.

if i were you, i would replicate the share across all servers and use anycast load sharing that's available on modern routing platforms.

 

[ylin0811]

correction: looks like haproxy also supports content switching. here is the article from one of their guides:

http://blog.haproxy.com/2011/06/17/smart_content_switching_for_news_website/

 

[sonitravel09]

It's probably a firewall that blocks the transfer connection.